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Gilalite & Apachite

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Description
Locality: 
Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.9 × 1.6 cm
Description

Apple green balls of gilalite with light blue apachite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gilalite

Formula: 
Cu5Si6O17·7H2O
Strunz: 
9.HE.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Apachite

Formula: 
Cu9Si10O29·11H2O
Strunz: 
9.HE.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Christmas Mine (Red Bird shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry shafts), Christmas, Christmas area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA